Playing her maiden WPGT event, displayed great temperament and skill in the first round of three under 68.
Tavleen started her campaign with a bogey on the first and the 10th holes. However she steadied herself very quickly and displayed a good hold on her game, carding six birdies on the 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th and 17th holes.
Veteran Smriti, who has had a mixed season so far, was in her elements today displaying great acumen as one of India's finest women professional golfers.
The Hero Order of Merit leader Vani Kapoor had a shaky start but made a remarkable comeback in the back nine to trail the leaders by a single shot.
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Vani's front nine consisted of two bogeys on the 2nd and 6th holes and a birdie on the 9th hole. However, she made a strong comeback with a bogey free back nine along with three birdies on the 11th, 14th and 16th holes, finishing her first round at 2 under 69.
Chandigarh's Preetinder Kaur and Saaniya Sharma along with Kapurthala golfer Gursimran Badwal and Kolkata's Neha Tripathi are placed joint fifth with identical scores of 1 over 72.
Kolkata's Vandana Agarwal with a score of two over 73 is placed ninth and Bengaluru golfer Nikki Ponappa with a score of five over 76 is placed 10th after round one.